Assistant Manager Finance

Job Summary

Manage closing of accounts and financial reports preparation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day accounting operations and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Perform/review accounts analyses and reconciliations to ensure variances and reconciling items are identified and resolved in a timely manner.
• Provide improvement / manage continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the timeliness, accuracy and quality of general ledger accounting and financial reporting.
• Partner with the relevant internal stakeholders on their financial information needs and analyses for decision-making purposes.
• Perform timely and accurate preparation of consolidation accounts for quarterly announcement and year end reporting in accordance with local/international accounting standards and compliance with Companies Act.
• Preparation of financial reports and presentation slides after month-end, quarterly and year-end closing for presentation to senior management, including trend/variance analyses and commentaries.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders for the timely reporting of financial results to senior leadership, Bursa Malaysia, Companies Commission and other regulatory bodies as necessary.
• Actively engage and coordinate with external auditors to facilitate a smooth and timely audit and closure, including preparation of management accounts, provision of required schedules and supporting documents, preparation of draft accounts, resolution of all relevant risks and audit findings.
• Implement the Group's accounting processes and strong internal controls to ensure governance over accounting and reporting activities.
• Manage key external stakeholders in driving timely and quality external audit process and reporting.

Job Requirements:

• Degree or professional qualification in Accounting/Finance or a related discipline.
• Minimum three to five years experience in a similar role preferably in accounting and auditing with with a combination of in-house experience with a multinational enterprise and relevant Big 4 experience.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge in finance/accounting practices and processes, understanding of the business and industry etc.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and application of local/international accounting standards, principles and practices
• Proven experience operating in an SAP accounting environment is an advantage
• Demonstrate advanced research and analytical skills, including statistical computations
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and interest in technology and systems to support internal control effectiveness and efficiency
• Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)